Inkstand



March 28, 1933. R. w. NEWMAN 3 INKSTAND Filed May 18, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 L? A 9 O I ll a Inventor By Ewan/5M f1 ilomey March 28, 1933 R. w. NEWMAN INKS TAND Filed May 18, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Invenior ,fla mzuman INKSTAND Filed May 18, 1932 s Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor 6'. fifyjffflewn aiz flllorney Patented Mar. 28, 1933 PATENT OFFICE RAY W. NEWMAN, OF \VAGNER, SOUTH DAKOTA INKSTAND Application filed May 18,

This invention relates to ink stands, and

the invention will be best understood from a study of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the stand.

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the stand.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view therethrough.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional elevational view through the stand.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 66 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a top plan view of the ink receptacle.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a closure for the receptacle, and

Figure 9 is a perspective view of a cap for a supply well forming part of the ink stand.

Referring more in detail to the drawings it will be seen, that in carrying out the invention, there is provided a cabinet 5-tl1at may be made of wood, metal or any other suitable 3o material and which includes a rear wall 6, side walls 7 and upper and lower partial front walls 8. Secured to the inner side of the side walls 7 and extending transversely thereof are angle bars 9, whose horizontal flanges may be equipped either with suction cups or with apertures for accommodating fastening elements whereby the stand may be fixedly secured to the top of a desk, table, or other article of furniture. For the top of the cabinet there is provided a hinged lid 10, while for the front of the cabinet there is provided a hinged door 11. 7

Within the cabinet, and located adjacent the bottom thereof, is a reservoir well 11 that has feed ducts 12, in the nature of metal tubes or the like, extending therefrom and at their free ends extending through suitable apertures provided therefor in the side walls 7. At their outer ends theducts or tubes 12 0 extend through openings provided therefor 1932. Serial No. 612,107.

in the peripheries of dipping wells 13, the wells 13 being arranged one adjacent each side wall 7.

For each well 13 there is provided a cap 14, formed of rubber or other suitable material, and in the present instance cap 14 includes a dome-shaped crown or upper portion and a cylindrical skirt or lower portion which snugly receives therein a well 13 as clearly shown in the drawings.

Each cap 14 has the crown thereof provided with a suitable opening through which the nib-equipped end of a writing pen 15 may be passed into the well 13.

Anchored to the side wall 7 by bolt or rivets 16 are pairs of upper and lower spring clips 17 engageable with the pens 15 for retaining the same in a vertical position, with the nib-equipped end of each pen within a well 13 as shown in Figure 5.

The reference numeral 18 indicates an ink bottle or receptacle and a cap 19 of metal or other suitable material is provided for the bottle 18 and has screw threaded engagement with the neck of the bottle as shown. The crown of the cap 19 is perforated to provide air outlet openings 20 and also to provide a centrally located opening for a valve stem 21.

On the inner end of the stem 21 there is suitably secured a valve or closure member 22 which may be of rubber, suitable composition or any other suitable material, and which while preferably of the shape shown, may be of any other desired and suitable shape. The closure or valve member 22 is normally engaged with the inner end of the bottle neck for closing said bottle through the medium of a coil spring 23 disposed about the outer end of stem 21 and interposed between the crown of the cap 19 and a head 21a provided on the outer end of the stem, which head 210. may be in the nature of a fixed collar, a nut or any other instrumentality providing a suitable abutment for the proximate end of the spring. Thus it will be seen that spring 23 normally urging the stem 21 outwardly of the bottle neck, will cause said stopper, closure or valve member 22 to seat against the inner end of the neck and thereby provide a suitable seal or closure for the bottle 18.

For the top of the well 11 there is provided a cap 24-, of rubber or other suitable material, preferably elastic material, and the cap is provided with perforations 25, and also with a centrally located aperture, and having a strengthening annulus or rib 26 extending about said centrally located aperture.

In actual practice, the bottle 18 is inverted, and is passed into the cabinet 5 through the top of the cabinet, the neck of the bottle passing through the opening in the well cap 2 1 to assume the position shown in Figure 5. With the bottle 18 thus positioned it will be seen that the head 21a of stem 21 will engage the bottom of the well 11 whereupon the stem 21 against the action of spring 23 will move inwardly to unseat the valve or closure 22 so that the ink from the inverted bottle 18 will flow into the well 11, and from the well through the ducts 12 to seek a level in the dipping wells 13.

The bottle 18 is retained in the position shown in Figure 5 between a pair of sub stantially U-shaped leaf springs 27, each of which is secured at one side thereof, adjacent the open end of the U to a side wall 7 through the medium of a fastening element 16 that serves to anchor the lowermost clip 17 to the said side wall 7; the free sides of the springs 27 yieldably bearing against the bottle 18 at relatively opposite sides thereof as shown in Figure 5. Thus the springs 27 serve to prevent the bottle 18 tilting either to the right or to the left, while the upper portion of the bottle being received between the upper portion of the rear wall 6 and the upper partial front wall 11, the said bottle 18 will be held against tilting either forwardly or rearwardly.

In practice, and as is thought apparent the wells 13 being supplied from the well 11, the ink in said wells 13 will be maintained at a constant level notwithstanding the use of the same.

It is also apparent, that the matter of positioning the bottle 18 within the cabinet 5 or removing it therefrom is of extreme simplicity, a withdrawal of the bottle 18 easily affected by access being had to the interior of the cabinet from the front thereof when door 11 is open, and with the lid 10 open, the bottle 18 may be passed upwardly and outwardly through the top of the cabinet.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of further changes, modifications and improvements coming within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

An inkstand comprising a cabinet, at well in the cabinet, dipping wells exteriorly of the cabinet, ducts connecting the first named well with the dipping wells, an ink container in the form of a bottle having a neck portion adapted to extend into the first named Well, a yieldable apertured cap arranged upon the neck portion of said bottle and fitting over the open upper end of said first-named well for properly positioning said neck portion in said first-named well, a valve member for said neck of the bottle, a stem extended from said valve through the neck and adapted to engage against the bottom of the first named well, and means for moving said valve into a closed position relative to the neck when the bottle is removed from the cabinet in an inverted position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RAY W. NEWMAN. 

